Accelerometer

Learn to create your own DIY pan and tilt camera which is controllable (in basically real time) by using a Wii nunchuck and the Arduino. Ã‚ By moving and rotating the nunchuck, two servo motors match your movements allowing you to control your...

This tutorial will walk you through how you how to connect your wiimote to your PC to play games like Counter Strike, Call of Duty, and more.Ã‚ We've covered a brief tutorial in the past about how to connect a wiimote to your PC which you can...

By interpreting data from a wiimote accelerometer, this robotic airsoft gun makes adjustments based upon wiimote movements.Ã‚ Fully equipt with a webcam, it can be controlled remotely as well.Ã‚ The author has plenty more info and videos...

Siftables is the latest example of a Tangible User Interface (TUI), an emerging technology that aims to use physical objects as interface for computing needs.Ã‚ Siftables, however, differ from traditional models with the addition of a sensor...

As you're probably well aware, the wiimote and nunchuck have a vast array of sensors built into them. Instead of buying pre-assembled breakout board for $35, or attempting to solder a tiny surface mount accelerometer, learn to exploit the features...

Although the title of this post may sound a bit advanced or intimidating, fear not grasshopper, data visualization is actually quite simple. Using an outstanding program called Processing, we can read data through our computer's serial port and...

Since we love the ever-popular Arduino, we've scoured the vast reaches of the interweb and unearthed the best Arduino projects just for you. The Arduino is an open source programming platform which allows you to easily control electronics with a...

Use a bluetooth adapter and some free software to read data from your wiimote's accelerometer and sensors.Ã‚ There are fantastic connectivity tutorials here and here using software is avaliable for Mac, PC, and Linux.Ã‚ Why would you want...

Using the WiiFit as a foot pedal to control bass and the Wiimote's accelerometer and sensors as drumsticks, this modder built his own simulated drum set.Ã‚ Different gestures and joystick buttons result in various drum sounds.Ã‚ The...

In case you don't know, POV (persistence of vision) is the blur you see when you wave an object quickly.Ã‚ In this case, by flashing LEDs at certain times while an object is waved, a message appears in the air.Ã‚ Easily build your own...